The results of studies chemical pollution (Pb, Zn) perennial grasses—Elymus repens L., Artemisia absinthium and Hypericum perforatum L.—on background plots within the areas impact industrial enterprises in Kropyvnytskyi (Ukraine) are presented. It is noted that most dangerous. activity considered, result which heavy metals enter air. Testing plants (stems leaves) was carried out at a distance 1...

Benthic invertebrate assessments can be used to gauge the impact of urban wetweather flows in receiving waters. Experiences from Cemagref in France have shown that standardized benthic indices (e.g. Oligochaete Index of Sediment Bioindication IOBS) can be used to reliably determine the ecological status of urban streams and can be incorporated into the new European Water Framework Directive. Th...

Atmospheric emissions from gas pre-treatment centers of the Gazprom Dobycha Yamburg LLC influenced the community of oribatid mites in southern tundra ecosystems. It was evidenced by changing the ratio of the ecological groups of the oribatid mites rather than its total abundance. The euedaphic oribatid mites prevailed essentially in the mites community of more contaminated biotopes located clos...